Hi Eastern Shore, The boat in the picture was built to the lines of a design by my father, Britanus Vik. The lines were published in a little article I wrote for a little publication called "Lines & Offsets", the journal of the Traditional Wooden Boat Society. The boat in the picture was built by ThomV, who I believe is the webmaster of this great little forum, and a friend of his whose name I don't recall. They did a great job of building and Thom has done a wonderful job of maintaining the boat as it has been many years ago she was built. I would be willing to send a lines drawing with dimensions and also panel dimensions for stitch and glue construction if you are comtemplating building one of these nice boats. Cheers!

Easternshore, I believe this is the same type of boat that Sandy Point rented during the 60's and 7o's. They were made by a company called Beal Boat Company and as best as I can recall, they were located on route 50 east, just beyond the bay bridge about 5-10 miles. They were like floating battle tanks. I rammed so many pilings with those boats while fishing for pearch and rock. I've searched for the manufacturer for almost 15 years and finally gave up. I think they went under when the fishing went downhill.

EasternShore, I don't know where to find a boat like that already built, but I know where there are plans for building skiffs of that sort out of plywood. Try WoodenBoat magazine, and their compilations of plans.

Also, John Gardner's books, in particular "The Dory Book" would be a good source.

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